2020-2021: Virtual Season

2020-2021: VIRTUAL SEASON

The PVS was excited to offer a full season of curated musical moments and virtual events throughout the year. These events celebrated significant milestones, illuminated important topics, and brought unique ideas and perspectives to our community.

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PVS PRESENTS

A reimagining of our traditional concert cycle, this series provided a full season of curated musical events featuring composers, practitioners, scholars, and artists. These virtual event celebrated significant milestones, illuminated important topics, and brought unique ideas and perspectives to our community. Click on the images below to watch!

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We hosted two educational Discovery Series, each spanning five sessions, that highlighted voices in western classical music that have been under-represented due to embedded legacies of patriarchy and white supremacy. These series aimed to focus the attention of the PVS and our broader community of classical music lovers on the potential for positive change when the artistry of oppressed groups is not just understood, celebrated, and performed, but given real chances to develop in the first place.

DISCOVERY SERIES

HIDDEN FIGURES

In fall 2020, five scholars of music history explored the contributions of women in classical music over 600 years. Click on the images below to watch!

Women Composers through the Ages

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MUSICAL MOSAIC

In spring 2021, six extraordinary artists and historians from across the country gave a window into the lived experiences and diverse influences of contemporary classical composers of color. Click on the images below to watch!

America's Composers of Color

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SUMMER SINGALONG

Since 2015, the PVS has been hosting informal opportunities for members of the vibrant regional choral community to connect and learn from an array of talented conductors and read-through beloved choral works. In the summer of 2020, this tradition was reimagined as a series of virtual Summer Singalongs, providing an outlet for connection and musical expression during a time when physical distancing was necessary. Click on the images below to read more.